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Silent Swing silences rivals at Yonkers
Rank outsider Silent Swing (Brent Holland) upset the apple cart Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway's $52,000 Open Pace. The field, reduced to a half-dozen when the two outside entrants (Hypnotist and Mr. Massimo) came up ill, saw 22-1 Silent Swing leave alertly from post position four. Pole-sitting Valentino (Pat Berry) then moved to claim frontsies right at the :27.1 opening quarter...
Super Night 23 results from Balmoral Park
Balmoral Park hosted Illinois Super Night 23 on Saturday, with the action getting started right away with a pair of championship events for sophomore trotters. The $100,000 Su Mac Lad for colts got the festivities off on a strong note for favorites as even-money choice Fox Valley Arrow scored a 1:56.2 victory. That was followed up with a 1:57.3 score by Maplegrove Shaelyn in the $103,000 Lady Ann ...
Ontario "magic" in Canadian Trotting Classic
Daylon Magician, with driver Jack Moiseyev, didn't need any smoke and mirrors Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack, as he powered his way to a 1 3/4-length triumph in the $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic for 3 year olds. Taking over from Hambletonian winner Broad Bahn, who suffered from an irregular heart beat during the race and faded to last after an opening quarter in :27.2, Daylon M...
Colonial Downs opens with Belote Series
Colonial Downs opened its 14th harness racing season Saturday on a damp, cool afternoon, but Dan O'Mara's Dreamanotherdream and Jason MacDougall's Willin Dylan didn't mind as they each scored come-from-behind division victories in the Hal Belote Memorial Trotting Series. Willin Dylan's win came over a track labeled "good" while Dreamanotherdream's came after the track condition was downgr...
Favorites rule in Indiana Downs stakes
Odds-on favorites swept the trio of stakes events Saturday night at Indiana Downs. American Jewel ($2.10) remained perfect for her career in capturing the $281,000 Kentuckiana Stallion Management for 2-year-old filly pacers, while A Rocknroll Dance ($2.10) and Sweet Lou ($2.20) were victorious in their respective splits of the $212,800 The Elevation for 2-year-old colt pacers. In the Kent...
Win Missy B sets records in Peaceful Way
Win Missy B, confidently handled by Trevor Ritchie, blazed her way to a track, stakes and Canadian record of 1:53.3 in winning the $447,000 Peaceful Way Stakes for 2-year-old filly trotters Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack. The time eclipsed the former record of 1:54.2, set four years ago by Snow White. Taking over after an opening quarter in 27 seconds flat, Win Missy B glided to the half i...
Moiseyev had "The Game Plan" to win Wellwood
Not only did driver Jack Moiseyev capture the $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, the Hall of Fame driver held on to win the $469,000 William Wellwood Memorial Trot with The Game Plan. Sent off as the 4-5 favorite, American Gangster (Brian Sears), who set a track record in his elimination last week, broke stride behind the starting gate. Money On The ...
Ellisaro Hanover wins Meadows top trot
Ellisarro Hanover, making his debut in elite company, showed persuasively that he belongs Wednesday by capturing the $22,500 Preferred Handicap Trot. Although Ellisarro Hanover had won four straight, all those victories were in high-level claimers. On Wednesday, he fearlessly moved first over from fourth for Eric Ledford and held off the Lightning Lane charge of 7-5 favorite Sir Caviar to dow...
Harlem Rockturne wins fourth in a row at Vernon
Harlem Rockturne continued her superiority in the female Open pacing class with a 1:53.3 victory in Thursday night's $10,000 featured ninth race at Vernon Downs.Competing as the favorite from the seven post position, Harlem Rockturne ($4.80) sat patiently behind the pace-setter, newcomer Slomotion, and pocket-sitter, Eagle Hilarious, until the final quarter, and then was let loose by driver Jimm...
Dan Noble takes lead in dash standings
North America's leading dash-winning driver padded his lead with a four-win day on Thursday, all coming at a pair of Ohio fairs. Who is that leader? It's Dan Noble, who currently has 562 wins in 2011, eight more than the 554 won by runner-up Tim Tetrick. George Brennan is third with 552 victories, followed by Dave Palone with 533 wins. "It just feels insane," Noble answered when a...
Guaranteed pools at Delaware, Ohio
The Little Brown Jug has joined forces with the United States Trotting Association's Strategic Wagering program. The Delaware County Fair will have five multi-race guaranteed pools on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday cards. Thursday's $20,000 Pick 3 will feature the eliminations of the 66th Little Brown Jug. "The Jug is pleased to be part of the USTA's Strat...
Jugette 3-Year-Old Filly Pace draws 11
Eleven 3-year-old filly pacers have been entered into this year's $292,350 Jugette on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Delaware, Ohio, with the field divided into two eliminations. The top four finishers in each elim will advance to the second heat, which according to new conditions beginning this year, will determine the winner. Each elim is worth $58,470, with the decisive second heat worth $175,410. ...
$50,000 East-West driving challenge at Pocono
The best of the best in Pennsylvania will battle it out for bragging rights, plus a share of $50,000 in total prize monies, at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday, Oct. 15. The East Meets West Driving Challenge will bring the four leading drivers from The Meadows--Dave Palone, Brett Miller, Tony Hall and Eric Ledford—to Pocono Downs where they'll face off against Matt Kakaley, George Nap...
Speakers Series set for Delaware fair
Racing fans attending the Little Brown Jug festivities at the Delaware, Ohio, Fairgrounds will once again have the opportunity to meet and chat with harness racing's stars during the fourth annual USTA Speakers' Series. On the morning before the Wednesday (Sept. 21) Jugette card and the Thursday (Sept. 22) Jug card, some of harness racing's top trainers, drivers and handicappers--in...
Mighty M's Little Grey Jug on Sept. 20
In an event that started in 1990 as a spook on the world famous Little Brown Jug Monticello Raceway's Little Grey Jug has been a fan favorite for over 20 years. "There's something about watching a gray horse and having a field full of them is exciting to see," noted Eric Warner, the track's director of racing. "It's an event that sometimes is hard to fill because you can...
Watch video explaining re-banking of Big M
A track designed to spur more competitive racing is one of the changes bettors and horsemen can look forward to for the 2012 harness meet at the Meadowlands Racetrack. A video has been made explaining the process, and in this interview, director of track maintenance Gary Wolff explains the process of re-banking the Meadowlands track surface and how the change will make for a more exc...
After 28 years, owner back with The Game Plan
Linden Wells loves the excitement that comes with owning horses and on Saturday he will be cheering for The Game Plan when he goes postward in the $469,000 William Wellwood Memorial. The son of Kadabra-Image Control has banked $165,800 already in his debut season, which includes a victory in his William Wellwood Memorial elimination last Saturday. With a record of 5-1-1 from eight lifet...
Another French speedster set for Crown
"We are happy and proud to accept the invitation to the Breeders Crown!" read the RSVP from Commander Crowe's owner Calle Wihlborg, upon receipt of the second and final invitation to travel to Woodbine in Toronto, Canada, for the $600,000 Breeders Crown Trot on Sat., Oct. 29. Commander Crowe is an 8-year-old Swedish-bred son of Juliano Star-Somack, conditioned by Fre...
Lady Rainbow captures Moni Maker in 1:54.2
With a burst through the "Lightning Lane," Lady Rainbow, who was nearing the all-time harness racing record for money earned in a season without a victory, ended all that trash talk Friday at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino by capturing the $233,400 Moni Maker for 3-year-old trotting fillies. Her victory provided an exciting inaugural for the Moni Maker at The Meadows following the race's ...
Yonkers mare pace feature to Fox Valley Sage
Fox Valley Sage (Jason Bartlett) found room and powered to a win Friday night at Yonkers Raceway, capturing the co-featured $52,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. Leaving from post position 3 and sitting a four-hole, "Sage" watched as second choice Feeling You (Cat Manzi) set sail through intervals of :27.2, :57.2 and 1:24.4. Sand Gesture (Yannick Gingras) was pocketed...


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Q: D3js data selection I am trying to use this fiddle to filter out data by following this thread
D3 JS Data Filtering
My fiddle
Fiddle
I am trying to do something like this
var svg = d3.select('#ReportContent_ReportContent svg')
    .data(data).filter(function (v) {
    return data.Product === "Lending";
})
    .attr("class", "bullet")
    .attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
    .attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
    .append("g")
    .attr("transform", "translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")")
    .call(chart);

my data looks like this
var data = [{
    "MonthYearShortName": "2014-09-13T00:00:00",
        "Product": "Fee Based",
        "Actual": [1002],
        "Forecast": [1200],
        "Target": [1400]
}, {
    "MonthYearShortName": "2014-09-13T00:00:00",
        "Product": "Lending",
        "Actual": [8146873.33],
        "Forecast": [7220309.99],
        "Target": [7220309.995]
}];

I wanted to pick the 'Lending', for example but what I am trying doesnt work. Could anyone tell me what I could be doing wrong.
Thanks.

A: Here is the FIDDLE with the correct syntax and data.
.data(data.filter(function(d) {return d.Product === 'Lending';}))

You can change the filtering criterium between 'Fee Based' and 'Lending' to see it at work.

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1 From the Department of Radiology, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. Presented as an education exhibit at the 2000 RSNA scientific assembly. Received February 7, 2001; revision requested April 6 and received July 9; accepted July 23.
The root of the small-bowel mesentery (SBM) is an important peritoneal fold that is contiguous to other peritoneal ligaments and mesocolons. Several pathologic conditions can occur in the SBM itself, and diseases that spread through the connections from adjacent organs frequently involve it. The root of the SBM is contiguous to the hepatoduodenal ligament around the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and contiguous to the right side of the transverse mesocolon around the gastrocolic trunk. The inferior mesenteric vein, which is a landmark of the descending mesocolon, runs along the left side of the root of the SBM. Malignant neoplasms can spread to the SBM by means of direct extension, extension along the neural plexus, extension along neighboring ligaments, or extension along lymphatic vessels. Inflammatory conditions such as pancreatitis and perforation of a jejunal diverticulum can also spread to the SBM. Anomalies that can occur in the SBM include rotation anomalies and internal hernia. Vascular lesions of the SBM include thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), acute SMV thrombosis, SMA dissection, arterioportal fistula, and portal venous gas. Other pathologic conditions that can occur in the SBM are edema or congestion, mesenteric tear, mesenteric panniculitis, and tumors or tumorlike lesions.


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Adventist Biography Series — An Unprecedented Publishing Project Changes Editors
April 5, 2021 | Nampa, Idaho | North American Division
Three covers from the Adventist Biography Series of books available from Pacific Press (adventistbookcenter.com).
Denis Kaiser, Ph.D., has been named the new editor of the ongoing Adventist Biography Series, one of the most ambitious publishing projects in Seventh-day Adventist history. Kaiser is a specialist in Adventist history and a professor at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He will be assuming leadership of the series with the retirement of George Knight, Ph.D., who has served as series editor for the past 20 years.
The Adventist Biography Series is a major step forward as it provides an understanding of Seventh-day Adventist history through biographies of the prominent men and women who have shaped the church through the years from its beginnings. The first volume in the series (2003) featured James White, and the latest (2019) deals with J. N. Andrews. Other volumes in the series include Joseph Bates, J. H. Kellogg, A. T. Jones, E. J. Waggoner, Uriah Smith, and A. G. Daniels — to name only a few. Future biographies are planned for early figures such as J. V. Himes, William Miller, and W. C. White, as well as for more contemporary figures, including Edward Heppenstall, Anna Knight, and L. R. Conradi.
Denis Kaiser; photo provided by Pacific Press
The biography series is unprecedented in its breadth and scope. Volumes are based upon thorough research by some of the denomination's foremost historians, with every biography being years in the making. The biographies portray their subjects as real people who lived and ministered in the complex realm of a developing church in a less than perfect world. The volumes also explore these people's relationships with other strong-minded individuals who had their own views of how things ought to be done or viewed. Through the lives of these "movers and shakers" readers will gain fresh insights into what it meant on a personal level to live and work as an Adventist during different eras of the church's evolution.
"The Adventist Biography Series is important not only as a historical record of our church's past," said Dale Galusha, president of Pacific Press Publishing Association, "it is also a fascinating picture of real men and women who struggled, as we do, to find their way through difficult issues and how best to deal with their brothers and sisters in the church. We can learn important lessons for our own lives as we read their experiences. This series is crucial reading for church members and leaders today as we seek a better understanding of our church's unique message to the world."
The Adventist Biography Series started at the Review and Herald Publishing Association, and continues on at Pacific Press.
The first 13 biographies in the Adventist Biography Series are available at Adventist Book Centers and online at www.adventistbookcenter.com/aps.
AdventHealth University Imaging Studies Students Receive Prestigious National Scholarship
Victoria Browder and Jasmina Kozenjic somehow never met each other. They attend the same Christian university, AdventHealth University (AHU), in Orlando, are both imaging studies students, and are two out of only 16 national recipients of a prestigious Lambda Nu scholarship.
Devastation Widespread After Wildfires Burn Through Portions of Colorado
On December 30, 2021, the Marshall Fire tore through portions of Colorado, reportedly burning up to 1,000 homes and structures. Sunrise brought to light the full extent of the damage throughout Superior and Louisville, Colorado, after firefighters fought to contain the blaze in Boulder County. It also confirmed the fears of some families that their house was gone, while others tried to get information any way possible on their property.
Breaking Bread, Serving God, Building Community
Make no mistake, while Nicole and Victor Broushet run two restaurants in Massachusetts, with the second one opening in July 2021, they are involved in so much more that they hesitate to define their cafés — and their career paths — as traditional. "We consider what we do medical missionary work," said Nicole. "And it's about creating community. We're not just a restaurant. I always joke about how I actually forget sometimes that we are a restaurant, because we have all of these other aspects."
NAD's Top 10 Stories of 2021
In 2021, the North American Division website garnered more than 1.2 million unique page views. More than 408,000 unique page views were directed to NAD news articles. The top 10 most-visited news articles for 2021, with links to each story, are listed here.
Recognition Event Honors the Life and Legacy of Lucy Byard
December 10, 2021 was a momentous day for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adventist HealthCare (AHC) and distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), as the life and legacy of Lucille "Lucy" Byard was both recognized and honored. Lucy Byard was a Black Seventh-day Adventist member who was turned away by the Washington Sanitarium in 1943 because of the color of her skin.

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FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, file photo, Seattle Seahawks fans yell during a San Francisco 49ers possession in the first half of an NFL football game in Seattle. Fans were attempting to set a Guinness World Record for fan noise. One of the best homefield advantages in the NFL will sit empty on Sunday night, Sept. 20, 2020. . The Seattle Seahawks know it will be strange having no fans inside CenturyLink Field. But being an opponent in Seattle has gained such a reputation even some Patriots are disappointed there won't be fans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
PUBLISHED: September 18, 2020 at 5:38 p.m. | UPDATED: September 19, 2020 at 8:15 p.m.
RENTON, Wash. — For a normal Sunday night game in Seattle, the fans would start showing up in the morning, giving themselves plenty of time to find parking and begin their preparations for the evening's festivities.
Those parking lots will be empty this Sunday. No tailgates. No party buses. No fans. CenturyLink Field, a venue designed for maximum noise and regarded as one of the best homefield advantages in the NFL, will sit empty when the Seahawks host the New England Patriots.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Seattle will not be able to have fans in the seats vs. New England, or on Sept. 27 vs. Dallas and or Oct. 11 vs. Minnesota. Instead of the deafening roars that have caused seismic activity in the past, controlled background noise will be piped in.
"This is one of the great spectacles in sport, playing here in front of our fans. Notably the loudest venue that you can find. The excitement level and the energy and the connection with the people of this area has been unique and extraordinary, nothing but a spectacle. That's not going to happen," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.
"But that doesn't mean that when we score or something, make a big play, sack the quarterback, people can't go out on their front steps and start screaming, yell out their windows. I'm hoping that's what happens."
Seattle's home-field advantage is real. The Seahawks are 63-23 at home in the regular season and playoffs combined since Carroll arrived in 2010. Going back to when the stadium opened in 2002, the Seahawks are 109-46.
Good players, good coaches, good teams are certainly the main reason. But the fans have helped.
"There have been games when we played the 49ers where you can't hear yourself, and we're standing right next to each other, because the crowd is so loud," linebacker Bobby Wagner said. "It just depends who we are playing, the time, but you definitely love it when it's loud and the offense can't hear."
The Seahawks plan to continue several of their fan-related traditions, most notably raising the "12" flag above the south end zone before kickoff. The flag will be raised Sunday by Dr. Eliot Fagley, an anesthesiologist who leads the COVID-19 response in the critical care unit at Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center. It's part of the team's season-long effort to honor frontline workers.
Fagley and his family will be the only "12s" in the stands.
QB Russell Wilson previously said he believed the empty stadiums would be similar to his experience playing minor-league baseball in small ballparks. But he also acknowledged the fans' influence in Seattle's 19-3 home record in prime time games since 2010.
"Every game, every prime-time game when the fans are there, it always makes a difference," Wilson said.
Despite being the visitors, somehow the ones most disappointed about the lack of fans seem to be the Patriots. New England hasn't visited Seattle since 2012 when Wilson was a rookie and the Seahawks rallied for a 24-23 victory.
"I've been there, where you're sitting on the sidelines and you're trying to talk to your teammates about the last series and you're just screaming at one another, because it's that hard to hear," Patriots DB Jason McCourty said. "I think those atmospheres, playing in front of that type of energy, that's what it's all about. … We know they mean so much to the game so they're definitely missed on game day."
Added wide receiver Julian Edelman, "I never got to play there. I missed out on a couple trips over there. I actually went to a game, back in like 2004, they went to the playoffs. I went to a playoff game once to experience it. I never got to experience it on the field. The energy of the crowd is a huge part of this game. The fans are a huge part of this. It's always fun going in, and going to places you don't necessarily go to as much, and seeing what kind of fan base they have."
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Welcome to Grand Hotel Milano, Mr Ackett. I love the way the Italians drop their aitches, it sounds so much more charming than when spoken by the English.
The hotel was conveniently located about 50 yards from our new flagship store on Via Manzoni. A retired and immaculately attired fashion editor related to me the story that Ackett is on the same site that around fifty years ago, a famous Milanese Tailor had plied his trade. He had visited the shop to interview Clark Gable who was being measured for a suit at the time, so we have a lot to live up to.
Our business in Italy has been growing steadily and for the last three years, we have been selling to a number of shops around the country but never the whole concept of Hackett. This has prompted us to open now and with the economy in disarray, what better time to set up shop.
Sandwiched between Via Monte Napoleone and Via Della Spiga, two of the most famous shopping streets in the world, we are well placed to look after the well heeled Italians who stroll around this fashion centre.
Whenever we open a new shop, I declare it is the best one yet but I have to say Via Manzoni has set a new standard for us. It is a beautiful shop. Refined and elegant like a London Town house nestled in the heart of Mayfair, transported to the heart of Milan.
I particularly admire the long and winding staircase that leads to the tailoring room. Here customers can relax, enjoy a drink whilst ordering suits, shirts or even monogrammed ties. It is a quiet haven from the bustle of the street; although I hope not too quiet.
To mark our presence in Milan, it was important to make a bit of noise. We embarked on a couple of marketing wheezes, where we dressed a dozen models in our Mayfair tailored suits gave them Bowler hats and Umbrellas and a spoof copy of a newspaper that we named The London Times. Emblazoned on the cover was the announcement that Hackett had come to Milan accompanied with photographs of the Hackett advertising.
The models were then placed in strategic positions around Milan, including exiting a London taxi, taking tea at local cafes and generally having a lot of fun. We even brought the rain with us. It caused quite a stir, in fact you can check out the video we made of it.
Whilst all this was going on, I was conducting interviews with numerous magazines. What strikes me about the Italians is their love of fashion which starts when they are very young. I was chatting to a chic couple with their children in our Little Britons department. The children knew exactly what they wanted and when they tried on various items, they wore them with ease and confidence.
Fashion is everywhere in Milan and whether it is cutting edge or classic, there is an overall appreciation of it. Walking down Via Monte Napoleone, I noticed a manhole cover painted in bright colours and I thought even manhole covers are fashionable.
My main reason to be in Milan was for our opening party. As is the tradition, I arrived in a convertible Aston Martin DB9 with the hood down just as it began to rain. Fortunately, I had an umbrella. The party was a huge success, attracting more than five hundred people including a number of famous Italian actors.
I have just made a flying visit to Dubai to support The British Polo Day of which we are the main sponsor. True to form, the organisers had put on a tremendous show. Lunch was laid out under white canopies where we sat enjoying canapés and quaffing champagne - I tell you it's tough.
The day had begun with a series of interviews with local journalists - now that is tough! The Polo kicked off with Camel Polo, a game I had never watched before. It was amusing if slightly ungainly I must say. The following matches, on ponies, were played at a much faster pace with Oxford against Cambridge, Eton against Harrow and the Army played against a local team and in true British fashion, our Army team lost.
This being a very British event, the Expats were out in force. Linen and khaki cotton suits or navy blazers were the order of the day. I chose to wear a blue and white cotton seersucker suit with a white double cuff shirt - well standards must be maintained.
Neil, my sponsorship manager, had joined me for the trip and acted as my driver the following day when we drove to the desert to shoot some pictures of the Aston Martin Vantage S that had very generously been loaned to us.
We decided to go off piste to really capture the desert environment; big mistake. We got stuck in the sand, not able to go forward or backwards. Fortuitously, a passing Arab gentleman came to the rescue and equipped with a shovel proceeded to dig us out of the hole we had foolishly made. It was déjà vu having been to Klosters in January, where our Aston had to be dug out of the snow. I said to Neil, in future I am not going anywhere with you, without a shovel unless, of course, Aston Martin develop a 4X4! I was so relieved to have been helped by this kindly man, that I suggested to Neil that we give him some cash, meaning Neil pay the man. We then realised that neither of us had brought any dirhams and he was unlikely to take a cheque, even if it was supported by a cheque guarantee card. As we were in the desert to shoot some mood pictures, we fortunately had some Hackett samples so I routed through the boot of the Aston and found a white linen shirt which, with much ceremony, I handed it to him and shook hands. He was visibly touched.
We were at last able to get on with the photo shoot dressed in various Khaki outfits I posed with the Aston and then Neil posed with the Aston. Finally, pleased with the results, we set off back to Dubai. Relieved to have survived what could have been a sticky situation, I found myself humming the old Andrew Sisters song, Mr Sandman, out of tune naturally.
We had one more event to attend, which was The Dubai Gold Cup. We had been invited by the Editor of The Rake magazine, a very grown up men's lifestyle publication. It was a hot ticket as it is the biggest event in the Dubai social calendar - if you don't count The Hackett British Polo Day!
It was a spectacular evening with the best horses and jockey's competing for an unbelievable cash prize. Sheik Mohammed, who owns the whole set up was at the prize giving and was only distinguishable by his robes which, were several shades darker than everyone else in white robes. We had to leave before the last race as our plane was at 1am. After an incredibly full weekend, I slept the whole way home.
A cab was waiting for me when I arrived and the driver turned around to me and said " Are you The Jeremy Hackett" to which I felt like replying no I'm a desert prat.


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Entering college is a stressful time for incoming freshman and gaining the "Freshman Fifteen" used to be the norm but not anymore. Author Barry Ferguson has solved this puzzling problem for losing weight for college freshman. By using easy-to-understand guidelines that anyone can follow, Barry outlines solutions that will give incoming college freshman hope and courage to make it through their first year of college.


Finance and Business Services personnel strongly encourage anyone who will be doing work-related travel to obtain a travel card. The travel card is a charge card issued to an individual used exclusively for all official business travel on behalf of Bloomsburg University. The card may not be used to purchase goods or services for personal purposes (except as noted in the Travel Card Policy Sections C6, C7, and C8).
The travel card provides employees the convenience of making hotel, airline and seminar registrations by telephone, mail, fax or through the Internet. The card can also be used for meals while in business travel. Employees are able to make travel arrangements quickly and can reduce the amount of cash needed on a business trip. Also, the credit card company does not report the activity on your corporate card to any credit bureau. In addition, the card is marked "Tax Exempt" so that Pennsylvania state sales tax will not be charged.
All charges made on the card are the employee's responsibility. The University will not be liable. Travelers must file an accurate travel expense voucher, with all required documentation and approvals attached, in a timely fashion. Reimbursement for reasonable, ordinary and necessary business expenses that fall with in travel guidelines and are submitted in a timely fashion, will always be paid to the employee prior to the credit card bill due date. The employee is responsible to pay the balance in full BEFORE the due date, regardless of reimbursement. The travel card should not be used for non-business expenses.


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The Cover Reveal, Pre-order, and a HUGE Announcement for Daughter of Magic by Karen Eisenbrey
May 1, 2018 Benjamin Gorman
You can pre-order Karen Eisenbrey's Daughter of Magic now! The novel will be available on May 22nd, but you can reserve your copy in hardcover, trade paperback, or Kindle, and get it right away when it's available! Just click one of the links below. And there's an even more exciting bit of news, but first, check out this cover:
(Cover by Benjamin Gorman)
And check out the dust jacket for the hardcover:
Daughter of Magic tells the story of Luskell. She's been dreaming about dead people.
Her parents may be two most powerful wizards in the country, but Luskell doesn't have any magic of her own, so she's stuck spending a summer with her grandmother in the small town of Deep River where her father is the hometown hero. Then the dead start to visit her dreams with mysterious messages. In a secret pact with her friends Jagryn and Laki, Luskell begins to teach herself magic and discovers an apparently bottomless well of untapped power. But before she has control over this ability, her dead grandfather appears with a dire warning. With no way to send word to her parents, Luskell and her friends mount a daring rescue. Can they get to the capital in time to save the country ... and her parents' lives?
"Beautiful yet thrilling ...Brilliant!"
-Heather S. Ransom, author of Going Green
"An impressive fantasy. If the love child of JK Rowling and Tom Clancy were raised by Leslie Marmin Silko, she would grow up to be something like this book."
-Jason Brick, author of Wrestling Demons
"Touching, tender, and blazing with brilliance, Daughter of Magic is a coming-of-age story that fans of Carol Berg's The Bridge of D'Arnath series will adore."
-M. K. Martin, author of Survivors' Club
"'Tonight we'll fly and be heroes.' Daughter of Magic is a wonderful tale of power, secret and exposed, set against a rich landscape in a world were the past rises up to overwhelm the present."
-LeeAnn McLennan, author of The Supernormal Legacy series
"Daughter of Magic is a heart-wrenching tale of loss and betrayal, filled with compelling characters who must cooperate and embrace the terrifying truth of who they are or face the destruction of the world and peoples they cherish.
"In a world where magic is rare and regulated, there are high expectations for Luskell, the daughter of two powerful wizards. Turning her back on her heritage and the city full of intrigue, Luskell finds temporary tranquility in the gentle land of her childhood. Her peace is shattered when she discovers the plot to kill her parents and destroy the hard-won harmony between the different peoples. Racing against time and the looming specter of death, Luskell must embrace her talents and work with the budding magicians of other lands to save her parents and their world or risk the annihilation of everything she holds dear."
Pre-order your copy from your favorite independent bookstore by asking for it at the front counter, or order it from one of these fine online booksellers:
Barnes & Noble: HERE
Amazon: HERE
And it gets even more exciting! What would be the absolute perfect location for the launch of a young adult fantasy novel by the drummer of a Seattle garage band? MoPop, the Museum of Pop Culture, formerly the Experience Music Project. That would be too much to ask for, right? Nope! Karen Eisenbrey and some other Not a Pipe Publishing authors will be celebrating the release of Daughter of Magic at MoPop from 11:00 to 3:00 on Saturday the 19th of May, three days BEFORE Eisenbrey's Daughter of Magic hits bookstore shelves, as part of MoPop's Write Out Of This World celebration of the winners of their short story competition for young writers. So if you can make it to MoPop, come get your signed copy and help Not a Pipe Publishing celebrate the release of this wonderful young adult fantasy novel while we also encourage young writers at their breakout party.
← Join us for an online launch party for Daughter of Magic and win!#TheYearOfPublishingWomen's Short Stories Series: "The Old Ways" by M. K. Martin →


11. SIR THOMAS BROWNE. RELIGIO MEDICI AND URN BURIAL. In the "Scott Library" Series.
The very spirit of ancient Norwich, the mellowest and most historic of all English cities, breathes in these sumptuous and aromatic pages. After Lamb and Pater, both of whom loved him well, Browne is the subtlest adept in the recondite mysteries of rhythmic prose who can be enjoyed in our language. Not to catch the cadences of his peculiar music is to confess oneself deaf to the finer harmonies of words.
12. GOETHE. FAUST, translated in English Poetry by Bayard Taylor.
13. WILHELM MEISTER, in Carlyle's translation.
14. GOETHE'S CONVERSATIONS WITH ECKERMAN, translation in Bohn's Library.
17. ECCE HOMO are all translated in the English edition of Foulis and published in America by Macmillan. Lichtenberger's exposition of his doctrines is in the same series. The most artistic life of him is by Daniel Halêvy, translated from the French.
Nietzsche's writings when they fall into the hands of Philistines are more misunderstood than any others. To appreciate his noble and tragic distinction with the due pinch of Attic salt it is necessary to be possessed of more imagination than most persons are able to summon up. The dramatic grandeur of Nietzsche's extraordinary intellect overtops all the flashes of his psychological insight; and his terrific conclusions remain as mere foot-prints of his progress from height to height.
18. HEINE. HEINE'S PROSE WORKS WITH THE "CONFESSIONS," translated in the "Scott Library." A good short life of Heine in the "Great Writers" Series.
Heine's genius remains unique. Full of dreamy attachment to Germany he lived and died in Paris, but his heart was always with the exiles of Israel. Mocker and ribald, he touches depths of sentimental tenderness sounded by none other. He fooled the philosophers, provoked the pious, and confused the minds of his free-thinking friends by outbursts of willful reaction. He sticks the horns of satyrish "diablerie" on the lovely forehead of the most delicate romance; and he flings into his magical poems of love and the sea the naughty mud-pellets of an outrageous capriciousness.
19. SUDERMANN. SONG OF SONGS. Translation into English published by Huebsch of New York.
Sudermann is the most remarkable and characteristic of modern German writers. His massive and laborious realism, his firm and exhaustive exposition of turbulent and troubled hearts, his heavy sledge-hammer style, his comprehension of the shadowy background of the most ponderous sensuality, are all found at their best in this solemn and sordid and pitiable tale.
20. HAUPTMANN. THE FOOL IN CHRIST, translation published by Huebsch, New York.
Hauptmann seems, of all recent Teutonic authors, the one who has in the highest degree that tender imaginative sentiment mixed with rugged and humorous piety which one finds in the old German Protestant Mystics and in such works of art as the engravings of Albert Durer and the Wooden Madonna of Nuremburg. "The Fool in Christ"—outside some of the characters in Dostoyevsky—is the nearest modern approach to a literary interpretation of what remains timeless and permanent in the Christ-Idea.


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Q: Fill week based on first and last week in the data frame I have a Dataframe like below. I want fill in week and year for each name based on the first week. What I am looking for is just minimum week of each name and the fill all the way until the most recent week of the most recent year.
structure(list(Name = structure(c(1L, 1L, 2L, 2L), .Label = c("John",
"Mary"), class = "factor"), Year = c(2021L, 2021L, 2020L, 2021L
), Week = c(1L, 5L, 3L, 5L), Total = c(3L, 2L, 1L, 2L)), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA,
-4L))

Desired output
Name Year Week Total

    John 2021 1 3
    John 2021 2 0
    John 2021 3 0
    John 2021 4 0
    John 2021 5 1
    Mary 2020 3 1
    Mary 2020 4 0
    Mary 2020 5 0
    .
    .
    .
    Mary 2021 4 0
    Mary 2021 5 2

My code:
data %>%
  complete(Week = seq(min(Week), 53), fill = list(Total = 0))
  fill(c(Name, year))

A: You may try
library(dplyr)
library(lubridate)

df %>%
  rowwise %>%
  mutate(yw = ifelse(Week < 10, paste0(c(Year,"0",Week,"1"), collapse = ""),
                     paste0(c(Year,Week,"1"), collapse = "")) %>% as.Date(., "%Y%U%u")) %>%
  group_by(Name) %>%
  complete(yw = seq(min(yw), max(yw), by = 7, fill = list(Name = Name))) %>%
  mutate(Year = lubridate::year(yw),
         Week = lubridate::week(yw),
         Total = ifelse(is.na(Total), 0, Total)) %>%
  select(-yw)

   Name   Year  Week Total
   <chr> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
 1 John   2021     1     3
 2 John   2021     2     0
 3 John   2021     3     0
 4 John   2021     4     0
 5 John   2021     5     2
 6 Mary   2020     3     1
 7 Mary   2020     4     0
 8 Mary   2020     5     0
 9 Mary   2020     6     0
10 Mary   2020     7     0
# ... with 50 more rows


Summer is on the horizon, and in Prospect Park, the season means the return of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. In 2018, the festival celebrates its 40th season with 31 performances, running from June 5–August 11. The programming, reflective of Brooklyn's eclecticism and diversity, will feature a wide array of free, world-class performances at the beautiful Prospect Park Bandshell. The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, presented by BRIC in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance, is New York's longest-running, free outdoor performing arts festival, and takes place each summer at the Prospect Park Bandshell.
Tickets are still available for many of this season's benefit shows, and the majority of the festival's performances are free to the public. For more information, check out our BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! page, and for the full line-up, scroll down!
Learn more on the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival website.


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package mixr.demo.driver.natlang;

/**
 *
 * @author Matej Urbas [matej.urbas@gmail.com]
 */
public class TextInputDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {

    private boolean okay = false;

    /**
     * Creates new form TextInputDialog
     */
    public TextInputDialog(java.awt.Frame parent, boolean modal) {
        super(parent, modal);
        initComponents();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
    private void initComponents() {

        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        taOriginalFormula = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jScrollPane2 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        taNewFormula = new javax.swing.JTextArea();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);

        jButton1.setMnemonic('c');
        org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(jButton1, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(TextInputDialog.class, "TextInputDialog.jButton1.text")); // NOI18N

        jButton2.setMnemonic('o');
        org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(jButton2, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(TextInputDialog.class, "TextInputDialog.jButton2.text")); // NOI18N
        jButton2.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton2ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(jLabel1, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(TextInputDialog.class, "TextInputDialog.jLabel1.text")); // NOI18N

        taOriginalFormula.setEditable(false);
        taOriginalFormula.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(237, 237, 237));
        taOriginalFormula.setColumns(20);
        taOriginalFormula.setRows(2);
        taOriginalFormula.setTabSize(4);
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(taOriginalFormula);

        org.openide.awt.Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(jLabel2, org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(TextInputDialog.class, "TextInputDialog.jLabel2.text")); // NOI18N

        taNewFormula.setColumns(20);
        taNewFormula.setRows(2);
        taNewFormula.setTabSize(4);
        jScrollPane2.setViewportView(taNewFormula);

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                    .addComponent(jScrollPane1)
                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                        .addComponent(jButton2)
                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                        .addComponent(jButton1))
                    .addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addComponent(jLabel2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addComponent(jScrollPane2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 507, Short.MAX_VALUE))
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addComponent(jLabel1)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(jLabel2)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addComponent(jScrollPane2, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 34, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                    .addComponent(jButton1)
                    .addComponent(jButton2))
                .addGap(8, 8, 8))
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents

    private void jButton2ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButton2ActionPerformed
        this.okay = true;
        dispose();
    }//GEN-LAST:event_jButton2ActionPerformed

    /**
     * Indicates whether the user clicked the okay button.
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isOkay() {
        return okay;
    }

    public void setOriginalFormula(String originalFormula) {
        this.taOriginalFormula.setText(originalFormula);
    }

    public String getOriginalFormula() {
        return taOriginalFormula.getText();
    }

    public String getNewFormula() {
        return taNewFormula.getText();
    }
    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane2;
    private javax.swing.JTextArea taNewFormula;
    private javax.swing.JTextArea taOriginalFormula;
    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Biblical lessons from Recent News Items
"Yours Truly has been inspired to initiate this page of drawing lessons from trendy, contemporary topics much in the manner of His Master (Luke 13:1-3). This would be a fortnightly column..."
Not a nano second seems to pass in all forms of media nowadays without we being updated about the rising number of infections and casualities on account of deadly Corona Virus. Even as I began preparing this message, the News of a Celeb like Prince Charles having tested positive for this lethal virus trickled down. And to think in his social interaction, he had been as cautious as possible replacing handshakes with Indian style Namaste whilst greeting dignitaries of other Nations!!! By the time, I was concluding this message, the News of Boris Johnson, the British PM having been infected was �in the air�. From a pauper to a prince, from a person down in the dumps economically in some remote corner of this World to a distinguished National leader residing in the famous Downing Street, London this virus seems to be in no mood of sparing anyone!!!
For a layman, a chill would run across his spine when the chilling truth sinks in that all kinds of people (irrespective of their societal status) are becoming victims of the �predatory instincts� of this contagious disease!!!
At this time of universal crisis when many aspects of every earthling is being affected-be it social, physical, emotional or financial-apart from doing all that is socially correct like strictly adhering to Government-framed rules (aimed at curbing the spread of this disease), are there any spiritual lessons� for us to be learned. Plenty, if you ask me�
In this Message with sub-headings beginning with �Cs� � (What else?), Yours Truly aims to focus on a virus which is far more deadly than Corona virus and that Ladies and Gentlemen is Sin (for all other disease-causing viruses originated from it)!!! Of course, we would also -most importantly at that- focus upon its cure too!!!
Another reason for stating that sin is far more lethal than Corona virus is that
a)	Covid-19 (another name for this �Chinese� virus) can merely kill the body (one Bible dictionary defines Death due to natural causes like old age, illness etc as �First death� which connotes separation of the spirit from its dwelling place�i,e�the body- Gen 2:17) whereas sin in contrast kills not only body but also permanently separates a person�s spirit (his real self) from its Creator God leading to a far more excruciating �Second death� (read damnation into Hell- Rev 2:11).
b)	Covid-19 virus is not transmitted from a mother to a child (recent studies have substantiated this point) whereas sin gets transmitted from parents to their offspring
Before zeroing in on the main cause of sin and the solution for it, firstly let us cast spotlight on a Scripture portion (Rom 8:19-23 TLB) which gives one a glimpse of the situation prevalent in the contemporary world and the glorious future. The scenario may appear apparently tragic but it is tailor-made (an offshoot of our Heavenly Father�s infinite wisdom) to fashion us into a Christ-like image after our one regeneration (Rom 5:3-4) besides making us pine for a better world known as Heaven.
For all creation is waiting patiently and hopefully for that future day when God will resurrect his children. For on that day thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay�the things that overcame the world against its will at God�s command�will all disappear, and the world around us will share in the glorious freedom from sin which God�s children enjoy.
For we know that even the things of nature, like animals and plants, suffer in sickness and death as they await this great event. And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us�bodies that will never be sick again and will never die- Romans 8:19-23
Now let�s draw comparisons between the deadly Corona virus and a far more lethal virus Sin besides exploring the available remedies for them.
Cause and Cue�
You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you- Ezekiel 28:14-15
There is no doubt as to where Corona virus originated. Even a First grader would tell us that it all emanated from Wuhan in China. The cause behind it all!? The jury is still out at the moment. Can we attribute this colossal tragedy to Chinese weird dietary habits in stark violation of the Mosaic Law (Leviticus 11) or any botched experiment with some diabolical Bio-weapon which went awry at some stage? Or was any Communist ideology-driven, horrific business strategy aimed at becoming Global economic power steeped in commercialism devoid of any humanity hatched by the Chinese Government (unthinkable as it is, some are leaning towards this hypothesis) the cause behind this Global tragedy? Time alone would give us the right answer. Now as regards Sin, what about its place of origin and the cause behind it all!!! No complexity here please!!!
After the Almighty God through His Eternal Son created the Heavens -with angels in a certain hierarchical system therein as His subjects-and the Earth (Col 1:16), for some time in the Cosmos there was perfect order. However one day (none of us exactly know �when�- Deu 29:29) as the above Scripture affirms and the following Scripture underscores�
You said in your heart, �I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God, I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north; will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High, But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit- Isa 14:12-15
�there was rebellion by an archangel who lusted for God�s throne (we see sins of lust of the eyes and pride of life in his rebellion) resulting in his fall from God�s Grace. No excuse whatsoever is there for this tragic, far-reaching rebellion of the Devil. The Creation which ultimately owes its very existence to the Creator needs to be subject to the Good Creator rather than being independent of Him!!!Oh, how much is our Heavenly Father�s joy linked to our act of being subject to Him!!! Ah�now we come to the crux of the matter. Sin unwrapped of all its fanciful trappings is the exact opposite of humble subjection to the Creator� in other words it is all about acting independent of the Creator God without being humbly subject to Him at once resulting in the loss of right relationship (read righteousness) with Him. This act of coming out of humble subjection is invariably intertwined with pursuance of an �apparent benefit� (not a benefit at all per se�greatest benefit lies in being humbly subject to the Creator�s will) which matters more to the Sinner (in Satan�s case it was about sitting in God�s throne) at that tragic moment than the right relationship with the Creator who rejoices in seeing His precious creation being subject to Him and grieves at the rejection of His authority. The invisible cue or the �prompter� behind this act of coming out of humble subjectivity causing grief to the Creator in other words is called Pride-the bane of the Devil.
If any one of us are reasoning that Sin originated in the Garden of Eden, it is time we revise our opinion. It began in the Heavenly realm before the Creation of the Garden of Eden with the culprit behind its origin being the Satan and his innate, invisible prompter behind it all being pride.
Contaminate and Consequences�
If Corona virus having originated from Wuhan in China spread in Wuhan first taking a heavy toll therein before spreading throughout the Globe, then Sin which began in the Heavenly realm initially started spreading there (1/3rd of the angels sadly joined the Satan�s rebellion- Rev 12:4) besides later spreading its wicked tentacles into the pristine Garden of Eden where now dwelt precious innocent children of God.
Even the first sin in the Garden of Eden was not committed by our First Parents but by the Devil Himself when he �hissed� the first lie therein ��Thou shalt not die (when you eat the forbidden fruit- Gen 3:4)�. No wonder, he is called the Father of all lies by our Saviour Himself (John 8:44).
What happened in the Garden of Eden when the first temptation came the way of our First Progenitors is now a sad, sad history albeit not without hope of redemption. It in fact replicated Devil�s original sin of the Heavenly realm in that our First parents cast aside the �blessed yoke� of humble subjection to God�s Will not caring a hoot for the right relationship with Him in the process. For them the �the apparent benefits� which would accrue out of stepping outside God�s domain of instructions mattered more than His joy of they remaining within them. Consequent to Satan projecting the �apparent benefits� to Eve, in her action of disobedience to the Divine instructions which was nothing but lawlessness (John 3:4) she proudly proclaimed her �independence of God� not so much with her lips as by her willful actions. The following mega sins� (1 John 2:16/Gen 3:6) were all exemplified in her action of disobedience revolving around �a Tree of knowledge� located incidentally in the Centre of the then known World to her and her husband (read Garden of Eden- Gen 2:9/3:3), as it were
a)	Lust of the flesh-Tree was good for food
b)	Lust of the eyes-Tree was a delight to the eyes
c)	Pride of life-Tree would make her equal to God in knowing right and wrong
While Corona virus does not get transmitted from a parent to an offspring (I reiterate that studies have underscored this point), the far more deadly virus-Sin-gets transmitted from parent to a child. Courtesy the disobedience of our First Parents signaling the advent of Sin into Mankind, the tragic consequence is�all of us are born as sinners (Rom 3:23, 5:12) with the inherent independent rebellious sinful spirit giving us no desire whatsoever to live lives of humble subjection to the Creator to whom we owe our very existence. That very thought of being humbly subject to the Creator�s will is totally alien to us from birth. Nobody (neither our parents nor our school teachers� in kinder garden) teaches how to tell a lie but we pick-up this lawless trait �naturally� or for that matter trait of disobeying our parent�s simple instructions comes �naturally� to us much in the manner our First Progenitors� disobeyed their Heavenly Father�s instructions. Want proof??? Ask any young and �innocent� Dennis the menace, as to why so very frequently, he finds himself (sic) in the rocking chair in a room�s corner!!! Hey, I am missing my Newspaper comic strips�for that matter my favourite �Morninger� itself in these days when even its distribution (its �harmless� pages can carry the �harmful� virus claim the virologists) seems to have been put in abeyance. Nothing quite like flipping through the pages of one�s favourite News carrier rather than poring over its digital version in a Smartphone (sob)!!!
Counter and Cure�
As of now, an effective vaccine is yet to be found for neutralizing �the deadly venom� of the Corona virus (let�s hope and pray it is discovered at the earliest), but at the Tree of Calvary-the vaccine- which is the shed blood of our Saviour Christ was �found� for neutralizing the far more lethal venom of Sin as the following Scripture portion testifies�
�and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ�s blood on the cross- Col 1:20
In an amazing counter, 4000 years after Satan had contaminated the Earth using �Tree of knowledge� whilst making Eve disobey her Heavenly Father (and through her Adam also disobedient - 1 Tim 2:14), our Heavenly Father turned the tables around on the original Sinner. Our Faithful Eternal benefactor (who would always steadfastly love His children in accordance with His Covenantal relationship with them) would use the very Seed of Eve (Gen 3:15, Gal 4:4) to crush the head of the great, ancient Serpent Satan - (Rev 12:9) � by virtue of that �Seed�s� total obedience revolving around �a Tree of Foolishness�, (1 Cor 1:18) in contrast!!! Hey�this �Salvation bearing Tree� was �planted� in the Centre of Planet Earth (Mount Golgatha in Jerusalem is a part of the middle portion of the Planet Earth- Eze 5:5) just as the One of Knowledge was in the centre of the Garden of Eden. Ah� in contrast to the alluring Tree in the centre of Garden of Eden which was a delight to the eyes of Eve, this Tree (read the Cross) was anything but a delight to the eyes of the Seed of Eve. Also its �fruit� of immeasurable suffering did not appeal in any way to Him but still He partook of it in humble obedience to His Father�s will (John 6:38/Mark 14:35-36/John 14:30).
If sin brought death to mankind contaminating our very life source- the blood in us-then Jesus who is the Life (John 14:6/1 John 1:2) shed the blood which is His life to virtually transfuse that pure, cleansing blood into all those sin-infected ones� who accept Him as the Saviour completely regenerating them in the process as this Scripture portion declares�
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!- 2 Cor 5:17
The proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof!!! Like countless Christians before and after me would testify, I too would herald from roof-tops nay mountain tops that on 16th Oct, 1983 when I accepted Him as my personal Saviour (after having run after many worldly pleasures and found no lasting fulfillment), I tasted this transcendental experience myself!!! The following Scripture portion also symbolically substantiates this truth�
�for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the LORD. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.�- Lev 17:11
Following my �Born again� experience, I became a more responsible individual (much to the relief of my worried parents�), took my studies more seriously and was eventually blessed with a challenging job in the marketing sector of IBP Co. Ltd (a reputed Public Sector Petroleum Company under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of the Government of India). After a 13 year stint therein, when the good Lord called me to full-time spiritual work (this too is a great blessing), special grace was given unto me to come out of my �comfort zone�. Anyone who has tasted Christ would not allow anything to come between him and his Saviour. Any hesitancy on my part in answering the Lord�s call for full-time spiritual Ministry would have meant that I am giving greater importance to the �gift� (a lucrative job guaranteeing good social status) rather than to the �Giver of the gift�. Why I brought this interlude Dear Friends, is to bring forth a truth. Anyone who reveres the Lord to the extent of being willing to do anything for Him would state the truth and nothing but the truth especially when he is called to be his Savior�s mouthpiece. So Dear Friends (especially those who are not regular Church goers� and those outside of Christian faith), you can count on me to tell the truth even as I am representing Truth Himself (John 14:6).
In the context of Christ�s blood being the �vaccine� for the virus of sin, while Col 1:20 can be applied to any Christian�s life at the point of his regeneration (�justification� in the Christian doctrinal parlance), the following Scripture portions allied to acts of repentance on �falling� whilst walking as a Christian applies to all God�s children in their �Pilgrims� progress� (thanks John Bunyan) towards their eternal destination (Heaven)�for there are bound to be some slip-ups� and subsequent revivals� borne out of sincere repentance in any Christian�s life in that �ethereal journey� (�progressive sanctification� in the Christian doctrinal parlance)�
But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin- 1 John 1:7
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous- 1 John 2:1
Costly and Centerpiece�
Jonas Salk the Discoverer of Polio Vaccine The ultimate �vaccine� at the Cross
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God- 1 Peter 1:18-19
To what extent, a person infected and dying with Corona virus would go to get hold of the medicine which would cure him instantly? No prizes for guessing� he would be willing to pay any price for it.
Amazing thing when it comes to salvation from sin is, one need not pay any price for it. Oh, it is given free of cost (that is why amongst other reasons it is also called the �great� salvation- Heb 2:3) to anyone who comes to the Almighty with a sincere and a contrite heart (Psa 51:16-17) willing to personally appropriate Christ�s sacrifice on the Cross in his life (Acts 2:37-38/Rom 10:9-10).
Just as any dying Corona virus patient would immediately consume a curative medicine given to him to escape the imminent death, urgency in repentance of a sinner would be set in motion only when a sinner is able to see -figuratively speaking- what is staring at him�.the eternal death!!! Without that God inspired conviction, no genuine repentance is possible. When I repented on Oct 16th, 1983 I virtually breathed into my nostrils some of the �smoke coming out of the hell-fire� (so close was I to the �gates of Hell�/ Condemnation)!!! Say Dear Reader, have you tasted the joy of your sins being forgiven, otherwise do not delay�utter this prayer sincerely without any delay whatsoever even as Lord�s Holy Spirit is convicting you�
Father in Heaven, I confess I am a sinner by birth�I believe that You sent Your Son Jesus Christ to die on my behalf on the Cross as per the Scriptures. I also believe that as per the Scriptures after His death on the Cross, Jesus rose from the dead. Forgive my sins, cleanse my heart with blood of Jesus, accept me as Your child and write my name in the Book of Life. Fill my heart with Your Heavenly joy and peace as a proof of the fact that You have given me a new life. In Jesus� Name, I pray. Amen
I urge you once again to say this prayer and experience for yourself a joyous, Christ-centred life from then on. From now on, you would have the inner power of His indwelling Spirit (1 John 4:4) to say �NO� to your erstwhile pleasure-seeking desires and say �Yes� to life of humble subjection to God�s Holy desires aimed at your eternal benefit. Ah�you would be restored to the original, pristine condition Adam and Eve enjoyed before the Fall. This is what genuine repentance in Jesus� Name does, restoring the immeasurably precious right relationship with our Creator!!! Attend a Local Church regularly now to further strengthen your faith in Christ.
While salvation is given free to us, we should always remember with a grateful heart what it cost Christ to give salvation to us. Oh His indescribable suffering simply cannot be quantified nor can the value of His priceless blood ever be calculated!!! That is why while participating in the Lord�s Table (1 Cor 11:23-32), we need to every single time renew our love borne out of gratitude for Him.
Going by medicinal analogy, what makes Christ�s (also called the good Doctor- Matt 9:9-12) redemption work the centerpiece (absolutely unique) of human history is, no doctor has ever in the human medicinal history ever �infected� himself with a virus whilst discovering a vaccine for it. Whereas Christ �infected himself� with a virus called Sin in order in exchange we get His good health (the right relationship with our Creator- 2 Cor 5:21). Yes, research scientists� like Jonas Salk may have vaccinated themselves with the vaccine they discovered (in Salk�s case�the one for polio) to prove its efficacy to the World even whilst taking all the risks associated with such an action upon themselves. But even such noteworthy actions simply pale into insignificance in comparison when we consider the fact that our Divine Doctor Christ got himself voluntarily infected with the killer disease experiencing indescribable pain (John 14:30) in order his sick and dying patients get his good health in return.
Care and Compassion�
Metaphorically speaking, what would be the natural reaction of a dying Corona virus patient if he comes across a Doctor who is willing to take the killer disease upon himself in order the former gets the latter�s good health in return? With a heart overflowing with gratitude for such a selfless Doctor and with heart full of concern for other needy, sick Covid-19 patients, the miraculously cured patient would broadcast to every other sinking Corona virus patient, the Good News about his recovery courtesy the good Doctor besides urging those patients to rush to Him, in order they too are benefitted by His wondrous �treatment�!!! Now should I need to remind the Christian readers of the �Great Commission� (Matt 28:18-20) at this time??? Even in these days of limited social interaction and opportunities it is our bounden duty to tell with love and humility (I Peter 3:15) every one we come across (physically or in cyberspace, after establishing a rapport with them- 1 Cor 9:19-23/Acts 8:25) as to what Christ has done for us (cured us of a far deadlier disease than Corona) even while lovingly inviting them to submit themselves to His Divine treatment in order they too are delivered from their lethal spiritual ailment.
With the �fear of death� hanging in the air, many hearts have been spiritually ploughed (read softened-up) now, as it were to receive better the �good seed of Good News� than at any other time in the recent history (quite likely this kind of fear of death may have been prevalent globally when WW II was raging about 80 years ago).
For those of us with a Blessed hope, may be the painful process of death may seem bothersome but not death itself (Heb 2:14-15). At any time, all Christians� ought to join Apostle Paul in chorusing these immortal words borne out of wondrous hope��To live is Christ, to die is gain� (Philippians 1:21), for the moment, we close our eyes on Planet Earth, we would open the same in a far better World free of any disease. More than anything else, this Blessed hope seen in every area of our lives, which make us fearless to death (read living differently) would draw those who have not yet tasted Christ�s redemptive power to His loving arms. I am not for a moment saying that Christians ought to be �care-free� at this time without adhering to Government rules aimed at overall public safety. No, not at all!!! For none of us �ought to put God to a foolish test� (Deu 6:16/Matt 4:7) by looking out for trouble!!! By the same token� in these days of social distancing whilst leaning towards �doing all that is possible from getting infected�, we need to distance ourselves from frantic fear of death borne out of faithlessness.
Caution and Chance�
Ideally none in the medical field would like to risk their lives whilst treating the Corona virus patients but hats off to them that they are responding to a �higher call�. They are trying their best to treat the sick and dying ones� in the hospitals even while taking as much care (read by wearing �protective gear�) as possible to ward off the possible infections to themselves.
How very much in consonance with the higher Scriptural call to the Christians who normally would avoid all sin (2 Cor 6:17-18) but are exhorted to take �calculated risks of the spiritual kind� for a greater purpose�
Save some by snatching them as from the very flames of hell itself. And as for others, help them to find the Lord by being kind to them, but be careful that you yourselves aren�t pulled along into their sins. Hate every trace of their sin while being merciful to them as sinners- Jude 1:23 (TLB)
Clues and Contemplation�
There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.- Luke 21:11
With the escalation of natural disasters and onset of this Global pandemic is not a clearer, bigger picture emerging? Are not all Christ�s Second Coming prophecies getting fulfilled right in front of our eyes? Are not all �clues� pointing to that Grand Event? Are not the natural calamities �warning shots� of the imminent terrible 7 year tribulation period (which would follow the Church rapture) so as to say �Hey, if you are so shaken up with Global lockdowns of a few weeks, how then would you expect yourselves to endure 7 long years of horrific tribulation when the Earth would come to resemble a mini-hell�? In the given circumstances, the wise would do everything in their power to avoid a repeat of a �Global pandemic�, right? Likewise, it would serve us well to set right our relationship with our Heavenly Father through Christ without any delay so as to be part of the Church Rapture with no fear of being left behind to face the horrific tribulation.
For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again- Matt 24:11
As God�s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God�s kindness and then ignore it. For God says, �At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you. Indeed, the �right time� is now. Today is the day of salvation- 2 Cor 6:1-2
Did many scoffers� (we ought to love them too selflessly and patiently hoping for their eventual transformation) of Biblical prophecies ever envisage in the past that one-day the whole wide World would be under a �lockdown� as it were because of a Global Pandemic? Lo and behold�such a day has come to pass (proof if any Biblical prophecies are true especially as regards the Lord�s Second Coming- Luke 21:11)!!!
Way back in Sept, 2012 in the predominantly eschatological message titled �Kreegah, Tarzan Bundalo� (please for a minute do not think, I have lost my senses) inspired by the good Lord I had written�(I am reproducing the same below verbatim)
----------------------------------------------------------------- Says a WHO website
�Current epidemiological models project that a pandemic could result in two to 7.4 million deaths globally.
If an influenza pandemic were to occur today, we could expect the virus to spread rapidly due to the interconnected nature of the world and the high level of global travel.�
(Source : http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/)
Wouldn�t it stun even a lay onlooker, when the above WHO statement is compared with a Biblical Prophecy which reads thus:
�But Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal it up so that it will not be understood until the end times, when travel and education shall be vastly increased�. � Daniel 12:4 -----------------------------------------------------------------
The entire message may kindly be accessed by clicking on the following Url�
http://www.jandsmministries.com/message_sep1_12.asp
When we consider the fact that all Christ�s First Coming related prophecies were fulfilled like
a) His miraculous conception (Isaiah 7:14/ Matt 1:18/ Luke 1:26-38)
b) Birth in Bethlehem (good 70 miles away from Nazareth) at a time his earthly parents were living in Nazareth (Micah 5:2/ Matt 2:1/ Luke 2:1-7)
c) Triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey (celebrated as Palm Sunday in Christendom� Zechariah9:9/ Matt21:1-11/ Luke19:28-40)
d) Betrayal by an acquaintance (Psalm 41:9/ Zechariah 11:12/ Matt 26:14-16/47-49/ Luke22:1-5/47-48)
e) Sufferings on the cross (Psalm 22:15/ Matt 27:35/ Luke 23:33)
f) Resurrection (Psalm 16:10/49:15/ Matt 28:1-10/ Luke 24:1-8)
g) Ascension (Psalm 69:18/ Acts 1:9-11/ Ephesians 4:7)
should we not firmly believe that all His Second Coming related Prophecies would also be fulfilled? Now consider this too�
In the book, Science Speaks, Professor Peter Stoner used "the Law of Compound Probability" to assess some of the prophecies relating to Christ. Simply stated, this law is used to calculate the odds against a "chance" fulfillment of such predictions when compounded by a specific set of conditions, requirements, or qualifications. His findings were carefully evaluated by the American Scientific Affiliation, and were found to be sound and convincing. By this method, he was able to show evidence that would rule out coincidence, chance or human manipulation in the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.
Stoner started by calculating the probability of one individual who could precisely fulfill only eight prophecies relating to Christ. He computed the odds at 1 in 10 (17th power), the same as 1 followed by 17 zeros. This is the equivalent of covering the entire state of Texas 2 feet deep in silver dollars, specially marking one of them, and instructing a blindfolded man to pick the right silver dollar on the first try!
Dr. Stoner then computed the odds of one individual that could fulfill just 48 prophecies relating to Christ. He calculated the odds at 1 X 10 (to the 157th power) � or 1 followed by 157 zeros. This figure is astronomical and beyond human comprehension, but Christ fulfilled over 300 distinct prophecies, written by different men of different professions (from a shepherd to a King) living at different times, over a time period of 1400 years, in three different languages from 2 continents! Oh Boy, the harmony of the Scriptures when it comes to pointing to the COMING SAVIOR and its eventual fulfillment (I Coming) is jaw-dropping!
Remember the Word (another name for Christ- John 1:1) always keeps His Word (Matt 24:35), so you can always take the Word at His Word when He says�
��Surely I am coming soon�.� (Rev 22:20)
At this poignant moment in human history, all of us need to pose a contemplative, introspective question �Am I alert to face my Lord, if He were to come today and am I alerting others�!!!
Those who are figuring in the category of being �alert and alerting others�, the Good News with a capital G for them is that they would be raptured and �quarantined� in the mid-sky (in the manner Noah was �quarantined� in an Ark for about a year as the Floods raged) even as the Earth is purged of all the �mire� as this Scripture so clearly heralds�
Go home, my people, and lock the doors! Hide for a little while until the Lord�s wrath against your enemies has passed. Look! The Lord is coming from the heavens to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide the murderers. The guilty will be found- Isa 26:20-21 TLB
A fore-taste of the tribulation period is already being experienced first-hand the World over. It is my fervent prayer that none of my friends whom I deeply respect and love (especially those in print �media for last 15 years now who are having, closer ring-side view as it were of the World events and can vouch for the veracity in my words) ought to be left behind rather they ought to set right their relationship with the Creator through the ordained Saviour Christ. Events occurring are bit too obvious for anyone to miss about the truth Yours Truly is heralding. Please, please do not miss the �Bus�!!!
While on the subject of �Quarantine�, while the good Lord ensured that Noah and his family lacked nothing inside the Ark, what about those Christians� especially on the �provisions� front in these days of �Quarantine� and subsequent Economic upheaval? Take heart�like the good Lord provided for Prophet Elijah in his �quarantine� period, He would for you and me too in this time of Global crisis (I Kings 17:1-9)!!!
Charity and Conciliation
At a time Corona virus is on a rampage, even as we keep a constant vigil for the Second Coming, let us also be consistent in both our Charity and also Intercessory Prayers for our neighborhood, towns, cities and Countries.
This Pandemic provides us with a opportunity to demonstrate the fact that Christian love goes beyond mere mouthing of concern over the financial woes/needs of many (James 2:14-17). Is it not a fact that some daily wage earners� are unable to go for work nowadays? Are not the Underprivileged Pastors� in rural areas� finding it tough to make ends meet? Also remember that Government needs to manufacture medicines and protective gear for �medical front liners� on a mass scale- a contingency for which it may not have budgeted previously. This indeed is the time to dig deep into our pockets� and render help in cash and kind to those in need or those agencies which are supporting them in the manner of a �Good Samaritan� going the extra mile. The �Good Samaritan� one would remember had no qualms in investing his �time, talent and treasures� on a needy person who in all probability would not help in return (Pro 19:27, Matt 25:40, Luke 9:25-37).
Also this is the time to hold fast to the Biblical promises and intercede for Divine deliverance cum protection over our villages/towns/cities and Nations��
At a time Corona virus is on a rampage, even as we keep a constant vigil for the Second Coming, let us also be consistent in our intercessory prayers for our neighborhood, towns, cities and Countries claiming Biblical promises such as�
�I would not destroy a City for the sake of ten righteous people� � Gen 18:32
�When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people, if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.�- 2 Chro 7:13-14
Readers remembering that the Lord yearns to see intercessory prayer warriors (Ezekiel 22:30) be inspired now to join me in this conciliatory prayer (in fact it was articulated by one of the respected Christians� of India)�
Almighty God, We come to You with broken hearts over what�s happening all over the world by the spread of Corona virus. Even though it is a shock to us, it is no surprise to You because, as God Omniscient, You know everything from beginning to end, and the end from the beginning. We fall prostrate before You confessing our utter helplessness and misery.
We worship You as the God of Love.
We worship You as the God of Mercy.
We worship You as the God of Grace.
We pray for Your intervention at this critical hour.
Forgive us for worshiping science and technology instead of You our Creator.
Forgive us our idols of greed and lust. Forgive us our self-centred life.
Forgive us our evil thoughts, unkind words and corrupt deeds.
Forgive us our ungodly systems which allow the rich become richer but let the poor become poorer.
Forgive us our neglect of charity and our stinginess in giving to the havenots.
Forgive us our lack of brotherly love towards our fellowmen.
Forgive us our pride, haughtiness and rebellious attitude.
Forgive us for electing many corrupt men and women to rule over us.
Forgive us for allowing cultural differences to divide us.
Forgive us our better-than-thou attitude.
Have mercy on us, O God.
We know that You are generous in forgiveness.
Father God, in spite of numerous preventive measures and sophisticated treatment facilities, the national leaders worldwide have come to their wit�s end. We pray for those affected with the virus. We remember how Jesus healed all those who came to Him with their sicknesses and infirmities. We believe that He is an unchanging Healer.
Be with the medical personnel who treat these patients. Send Your healing virtue to flow as a stream into our communities. Have mercy on the innocent children and the weak elderly who are vulnerable to such diseases.
Dear Lord, we pray for the bereaved families and friends of thousands who became victims to this virus. Their loss is unbearable and their sorrow inextinguishable.
You are the God of All Comfort. We remember how Jesus wept when His friend Lazarus died, even though He had known that He would resurrect him.
Dear Father, speak peace to the hearts and homes of these dear families.
Only Your presence can fill the vacuum in their lives, O God.
Father God, we read in the Bible how You stopped plagues when people cried to You with tears of repentance. Help all of us, Indians and non-Indians, to turn to You the only true and living God at this hour. Let our cities and towns get rid of liquor shops, brothels, gambling centres and the like. Forgive us who underpay the labourers and exploit their helplessness. May be their cries have reached Your ears! You are the God of the Poor. As a nation we are sinning against You. As a world we are disobeying Your commandments. Our cup of iniquity is overflowing. We have mistaken Your patience. Please, Lord, do not punish us according to our sins. We beg You to turn away Your anger from us.
Forgive us, Christians, who have failed to be the light in the society.
Forgive us and heal our Land, O God!
Forgive our children and youngsters who disobey the parents and rebel against the elders. We pray that You soften their hearts towards submission lest they come under Your curse.
Dear Father, we remember the prophetic words Jesus spoke over two thousand years ago to His disciples that famines, plagues and earthquakes in various places would be on the increase as a sign of endtimes. These days are already on us.The Bible, Your Word, says that these are prelude to the Second Coming of Your Son, Jesus. Strengthen us with Your grace, O God, to withstand these difficult times and stay prepared for His Return by believing on Him for salvation and eternal life. Thank You, O God, for hearing this prayer, as inadequate as it is. Do not delay the answer. We once again fall at Your feet worshiping You as God Omnipresent, God Omnipotent and God Omniscient. In the Name of Jesus, we offer this prayer. Let it be so!
Having started in Wuhan, China probably from mid-December as of today (March 28th, 2020), the death toll approximately due to Corona virus outbreak is 27,300 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic), over a period of approximately 105 days. Take heart deadly plagues of far bigger intensity which could kill 14,700 people or 70,000 people in a matter of only a few hours or 3 days respectively were stopped by the gracious, merciful , unchanging omnipotent Heavenly Father when His sincere, penitent Servants interceded for the people fervently and passionately (Numbers 16:41-50, 2 Sam 24:15-25, Psa 102:27, Heb 13:8). So what chance this relatively petite Corona virus stands in the face of fervent, passionate prayers of His sincere prayer warriors. So intercessors, keep at it in faith (Isa 62:6-7). Amen.
Yours in His service,
(Suresh Manoharan)


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First class will commence Sunday 21st August 10am to 2pm. More classes to follow in the coming months, hoping to have one every month, though they may vary from weekday to weekend, and possibly a stint in the vineyards.


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Not only does our Ford Mustang treat you to exceptional driving pleasure, but it also provides priceless peace of mind. You'll be well-equipped with a rearview camera, advanced airbags, a tire pressure monitoring system, and MyKey parental controls. It's time to reward yourself with the kind of swagger that can only come from a galloping Pony! Print this page and call us Now... We Know You Will Enjoy Your Test Drive Towards Ownership!


Victoria Butterfly Gardens offers a unique opportunity for people of all ages to experience the beauty and curiosity of a tropical jungle up close. With surprises at every turn, you'll encounter poison dart frogs, tortoises, large iguanas, flamingos, tropical ducks, free flying tropical birds and more. The Gardens houses a large variety of tropical fish swimming in our serene pond and stream circulated by a stunning waterfall. Enjoy their newest exhibit, the Insectarium. Experience impressive insects & invertebrates from around the world. Your jungle adventure awaits.